PEP vs AKO-A vs PRMB Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Andina Bottling and Primo Brands Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PEP Pepsico Inc
$142.71 +13.5% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.48B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.07%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
10 wins
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$25.29 +6.9% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.62B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
PRMB Primo Brands Corp
$22.07 +14.8% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.98B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
2.08%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 10, Andina Bottling 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPAKO-APRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $194.48B $3.99B $7.98B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 0.0x 38.4x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x — 16.8x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +2.3% +4.5% PEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -20.0% 3.1% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 13.6% 4.9% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.0x 3.8x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.07% — 2.08% PEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.1% +13.0% -2.6% AKO-A
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +17.9%/yr +3.0%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 51.4% 51.5% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 45/100 57/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPAKO-APRMB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPEPAKO-APRMB
Valuation 64 #14 of 37 92 #4 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Growth 53 #16 of 33 9 #30 of 33 75 #9 of 33
Profitability 88 #5 of 33 47 #18 of 33 50 #17 of 33
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 32 #26 of 38 22 #30 of 38
Shareholder Returns 83 #5 of 24 – 65 #9 of 24
Overall 64 45 57
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPEPAKO-APRMBSPY
1 month +13.5%+6.9%+14.8% -5.9%
3 months +3.1%+9.4%-7.7% -4.6%
6 months -8.7%+11.9%-0.8% +0.2%
Year to date -0.6%+8.5%+35.0% +7.5%
1 year -0.1%+13.0%-2.6% +8.2%
3 years -14.4%+128.0%+49.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.1%+31.6%+14.4% +19.0%
5 years -14.0%+127.2%+16.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.0%+17.9%+3.0% +9.4%
10 years +34.9%+13.4%+71.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.0%+1.3%+5.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePEPAKO-APRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%51.4%51.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%66.5%57.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.170.150.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.25-0.05 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-28.6%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-6.2%-13.1% -5.9%
52-week high $170.49$26.96$25.40 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$20.29$14.46 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePEPAKO-APRMB
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 24.4x 0.0xmedian 24.4x 38.4xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 15.0x 4.0xmedian 15.0x 10.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 21.3x 2.9xmedian 21.3x 19.3xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.6x 0.0xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.79median 1.16 —median 1.16 —median 1.16

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPEPAKO-APRMB
Revenue $98.24B $978.62B $6.80B
Gross profit $53.22B $395.25B $2.00B
Operating income $15.05B $506.45B $585.20M
Net income $10.97B $105.41B $208.00M
Free cash flow $10.47B $1.39B $413.90M
EPS (diluted) $7.97 – $0.57
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $307.72B $477.40M
Total debt $51.88B $2.45T $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B – 365.25M
Enterprise value $152.43B -$1.14T $6.47B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPEPAKO-APRMB
P/E 17.9x 0.0x 38.4x
P/FCF 18.6x 2.9x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 4.5x 9.6x
P/S 2.0x 0.0x 1.2x
P/B 8.6x 0.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 22.9x 0.0x 48.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 4.0x 10.4x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 4.0x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF 22.5x 1,456x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 2,275x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.79 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPAKO-APRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 2.3% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -13.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 2.4% -1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -12.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 13.1% 76.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 11.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% 5.6% 345.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 4.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% – 351.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 22.7% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -84.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 6.4% 44.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -85.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPAKO-APRMB
Gross margin 54.2% 40.4% 29.4%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 51.8% 17.9%
Operating margin 15.3% 51.8% 8.6%
Pretax margin 14.0% 13.8% 4.2%
Net margin 11.1% -20.0% 3.1%
FCF margin 10.7% 0.1% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 0.1% 12.2%
Return on equity 49.0% 7.6% 6.9%
Return on assets 9.8% 2.9% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 13.6% 4.9%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 17.3% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.0x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPAKO-APRMB
Debt / assets 46.3% 64.8% 47.7%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.7x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.0x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 1,768x 12.5x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 62.5% 71.8%
Equity / assets 20.1% 37.5% 28.2%
Interest coverage 13.6x 18.7x 1.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.54 1.30 1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPAKO-APRMB
Dividend yield 4.1% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 4.5% – 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 81.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 40.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -5.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPEPAKO-APRMB
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 – 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 – $1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 – -1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% – +4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 – $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 – -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% – +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPAKO-APRMB
Held by institutions 79.1% 0.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,421 16 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -1.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,503 4 214
Institutions selling 1,519 5 124
Buyers to sellers 0.99 0.80 1.73

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PEPAKO-APRMB
PEP 1.00 0.08 0.19
AKO-A 0.08 1.00 0.01
PRMB 0.19 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, AKO-A and PRMB?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $194.48B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.99B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $7.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, AKO-A and PRMB?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 17.9x, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.0x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 38.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pepsico (PEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -20.0%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.6%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andina Bottling (AKO-A) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -0.1%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +13.0%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -2.6%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.0%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.9%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest dividend yield: Pepsico (PEP) 4.07%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 2.08%. Andina Bottling (AKO-A) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.8%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 51.4%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEP, AKO-A and PRMB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pepsico (PEP) leads on 10. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.